2002 Kansas State Wildcats football team

The 2002 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head coach was Bill Snyder. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. 2002 saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 11–2, and a 6–2 record in Big 12 Conference play. The season culminated with a win over Arizona State in the 2002 Holiday Bowl. Prior to the 2002 season, the artificial turf was updated to a more cushioned FieldTurf surface at a cost of $800,000.

2002 Kansas State Wildcats football
Holiday Bowl champion
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionNorth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 7
Record11–2 (6–2 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon Hudson (6th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBret Bielema (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBob Elliott (1st season)
Home stadiumKSU Stadium
(Capacity: 50,300)
2002 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 20 Colorado xy  7 –1   9 –5  
No. 7 Kansas State  6 –2   11 –2  
Iowa State  4 –4   7 –7  
Nebraska  3 –5   7 –7  
Missouri  2 –6   5 –7  
Kansas  0 –8   2 –10  
South Division
No. 5 Oklahoma xy$  6 –2   12 –2  
No. 6 Texas x  6 –2   11 –2  
Texas Tech  5 –3   9 –5  
Oklahoma State  5 –3   8 –5  
Texas A&M  3 –5   6 –6  
Baylor  1 –7   3 –9  
Championship: Oklahoma 29, Colorado 7
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The Wildcats finished the 2002 season leading NCAA Division I-A in scoring defense (11.8 points per game) and also tied a school record by posting three shut outs. The team shut out Louisiana–Monroe, Kansas, and Missouri. The Wildcats also recorded a shut out on the road for the first time since the 1973 season. They recorded two shut outs on the road, beating Kansas and Missouri.[1] The Wildcats scored 582 points in the season, good for second most all-time at Kansas State.[2]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:10 p.m.No. 18 (I-AA) Western Kentucky*
W 48–345,844
September 76:10 p.m.Louisiana–Monroe*
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 68–043,104
September 141:10 p.m.No. 8 (I-AA) Eastern Illinois*
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 63–1345,642
September 216:00 p.m.No. 11 USC*No. 25
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
TBSW 27–2049,276
October 52:30 p.m.at ColoradoNo. 13
ABCL 31–3552,584
October 121:10 p.m.Oklahoma StatedaggerNo. 19
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
W 44–948,404
October 196:00 p.m.No. 8 TexasNo. 17
  • KSU Stadium
  • Manhattan, KS
FSNL 14–1750,659
October 262:00 p.m.at BaylorNo. 20
W 44–1020,247
November 21:00 p.m.at KansasNo. 14
W 64–043,000
November 96:00 p.m.No. 21 Iowa StateNo. 12
TBSW 58–7
November 1611:30 a.m.NebraskaNo. 11
FSNW 49–1352,221
November 232:30 p.m.at MissouriNo. 10
ABCW 38–047,507
December 277:00 p.m.vs. Arizona State*No. 6
ESPNW 34–2758,717
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster
2002 Kansas State Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT 65 Thomas Barnett Sr
OT 79 Jon Doty So
QB 5 Marc Dunn Sr
TE 88 Thomas Hill Jr
OL 53 Nick Leckey Jr
OL 64 Ryan Lilja Jr
QB 3 Ell Roberson Jr
RB 36 Ayo Saba Fr
QB 14 Jeff Schwinn Jr
WR 13 Brandon Solt Sr
RB 43 Darren Sproles So
WR 82 James Terry Jr
WR 8 Taco Wallace Sr
TE 81 Nick Warren Sr
C 78 Steve Washington Sr
OL 71 Michael Weiner So
QB 14 Eric Williams Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL 90 Henry Bryant Sr
LB 7 Josh Buhl Jr
LB 58 Quinton Dunham Fr
LB 18 Bryan Hickman Jr
DB 9 Randy Jordan Jr
DB 8 James McGill Sr
CB 4 Terence Newman Sr
LB 56 Terry Pierce Jr
DL 30 Tank Reese Sr
DE 83 Blake Seiler Fr
DE 98 Andrew Shull Jr
LB 45 Ted Sims Fr
DB 29 Henry Thomas So
DT 96 Jerry Togiai Sr
CB 2 DeRon Tyler Sr
CB 1 Bobby Walker Sr
FS 2 Rashad Washington Jr
DT 62 Corey White Sr
DE 97 Melvin Williams Sr
DB 26 Tyler Woolfolk So
FS 12 Derrick Yates Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K/P 6 Jared Brite Jr
K 15 Joe Rheem So
K/P 19 Jeff Snodgrass Fr
LS 52 Russ Vanover So
LS 72 Mike Wilson Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Ron Hudson – Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks
  • Michel Smith – Running backs
  • Greg Peterson – Wide receivers, passing game coordinator, & recruiting coordinator
  • Matt Miller – Tight ends
  • Paul Dunn – Offensive line
  • Bret Bielema – Co-Defensive coordinator
  • Bob Elliot – Co-Defensive coordinator & secondary
  • Mo Lattimore – interior Defensive line
  • Del Miller – Defensive ends
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Rankings
Further information: 2002 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516Final
AP————251513191720141211108667
Coaches————231716231921141211108666
BCSNot released—151512111088Not released

Game summaries

Western Kentucky
1 2 3 4 Total
#18 Hilltoppers 0 0 0 3 3
Wildcats 3 31 7 7 48
See also: 2002 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

Louisiana–Monroe
See also: 2002 Louisiana–Monroe Indians football team

Eastern Illinois
1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 13 0 0 0 13
Wildcats 15 28 13 7 63
See also: 2002 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

Tony Romo was 13-14 for 120 yards and a TD in the first quarter, but Kansas State grabbed control and cruised to the 50-point win.[4]

USC
USC at Kansas State
1 234Total
No. 11 Trojans 0 6014 20
• No. 25 Wildcats 0 1278 27
Scoring summary
25:43KSUJared Brite 35-yard field goalKSU 3-0
23:46KSUEll Roberson 1-yard fun (Brite kick)KSU 10-0
20:32USCMike Patterson 3-yard fumble return (kick blocked)KSU 10-6
20:32KSUTerence Newman 98-yard PAT returnKSU 12-6
33:55KSUDarren Sproles 10-yard fun (Brite kick)KSU 19-6
414:55KSUJames Terry 10-yard pass from Ell Roberson (Roberson run)KSU 27-6
410:21USCKeary Colbert 9-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Ryan Killeen kick)KSU 27-13
46:31USCSultan McCullough 25-yard run (Killeen kick)KSU 27-20
See also: 2002 USC Trojans football team

Junior quarterback Ell Roberson came off the bench early in the 2nd quarter to give the Wildcats a spark. Kansas State built a 27–6 lead before USC scored two 4th quarter touchdowns to make it a one-possession game. Eventual Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer completed only 18 of 47 passes for 186 yards.[5]

At Colorado
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 14 14 3 31
Buffaloes 14 14 7 0 35
See also: 2002 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Oklahoma State
1 2 3 4 Total
Cowboys 0 9 0 0 9
Wildcats 12 13 6 13 44
See also: 2002 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

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Texas
Texas at Kansas State
1 234Total
• No. 8 Longhorns 0 773 17
No. 17 Wildcats 0 608 14
  • Date: October 19
  • Location: KSU Stadium
  • Game attendance: 50,659
See also: 2002 Texas Longhorns football team

At Baylor
See also: 2002 Baylor Bears football team

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At Kansas
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 30 13 21 0 64
Jayhawks 0 0 0 0 0
See also: 2002 Kansas Jayhawks football team

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Iowa State
Iowa State at Kansas State
1 234Total
No. 21 Cyclones 7 000 7
• No. 12 Wildcats 13 17280 58
See also: 2002 Iowa State Cyclones football team and Iowa State–Kansas State football rivalry

[9]

Nebraska
Nebraska at Kansas State
1 234Total
Cornhuskers 0 670 13
• No. 11 Wildcats 14 7721 49
See also: 2002 Nebraska Cornhuskers football team

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At Missouri
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 10 7 14 7 38
Tigers 0 0 0 0 0
See also: 2002 Missouri Tigers football team

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Vs. Arizona State (Holiday Bowl)
Kansas State vs. Arizona State
1 234Total
• No. 6 Wildcats 0 14020 34
Sun Devils 0 2007 27
Main article: 2002 Holiday Bowl
See also: 2002 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Statistics

Scores by quarter
1 2 3 4 Total
Kansas State 128 191 148 115 582
Opponents 34 65 28 27 154

Team
KSUOpp
Scoring582154
  Points per Game44.811.8
First Downs273175
  Rushing16858
  Passing8597
  Penalty2020
Total Offense5,4993237
  Avg per Play6.33.7
  Avg per Game423.0249.0
Fumbles-Lost37–1823–13
Penalties-Yards100–75995–723
  Avg per Game58.458.4
KSUOpp
Punts-Yards55–2,186105–3974
  Avg per Punt39.737.8
Time of Possession/Game31:1328:47
3rd Down Conversions76/16658/205
4th Down Conversions12/176/18
Touchdowns Scored7919
Field Goals-Attempts11–167–12
PAT-Attempts65–7417–18
Attendance384,654163,338
  Games/Avg per Game8/48,0824/40,834

Rushing
NameGPAttGainLossNetAvgTDLongAvg/G
Darren Sproles132371,517521,4656.21780112.7
Ell Roberson122021,2762441,0325.1169186.0
Terrence Newman1322932613.00292.0
Total136553,8233903,4335.25391264.1
Opponents134461,4055019042.078569.5

Passing
NameGP-GSEfficAtt-Cmp-IntYdsTDLngAvg/GPct.
Ell Roberson12136.47175–91–41580756131.752.0
Marc Dunn10199.9235–22–238365838.362.9
Total13146.97223–120–62,0661458158.953.8
Opponents1391.69418–191–202,3331194179.545.7

Receiving
NameGPNo.YdsAvgTDLongAvg/G
Taco Wallace133970418.155854.2
James Terry122856120.055646.8
Total131202,06617.21458158.9
Opponents131912,33312.21194179.5

Awards and honors
See also: 2002 All-Big 12 Conference football team and 2002 College Football All-America Team

2003 NFL Draft
Main article: 2003 NFL Draft
PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Terence NewmanCornerback15Dallas Cowboys
Terry PierceLinebacker251Denver Broncos
Melvin WilliamsDefensive end5155New Orleans Saints
Taco WallaceWide receiver7224Seattle Seahawks

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References
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  2. Points scored fact Archived July 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  3. DeLassus, David. "Kansas State University coaching records by game (2002)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2011.
  4. "Kansas State Rout Is a Dunn Deal". Los Angeles Times. September 15, 2002. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  5. "Roberson comes off bench to pilot Wildcats". ESPN. September 22, 2002. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  6. "When not throwing for TDs, Roberson runs for them". ESPN. October 12, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  7. "Kansas St. 44, Baylor 10". UPI. October 26, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  8. "K-State enjoys biggest romp ever over Jayhawks". ESPN. November 3, 2002. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  9. "Cyclones' dismantling features six turnovers, many penalties". ESPN. November 9, 2002. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  10. "Wildcats Run By Nebraska". Kansas State University Athletic Dept. November 16, 2002. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  11. "Wildcats Walk Over Missouri". Kansas State University Athletic Dept. November 23, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  12. "2003 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
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